In an interview with BBC Newsnight’s Paddy O’Connell, Slavoj Žižek discusses his new book, Signs from the Future, examining Donald Trump’s political legacy, the decline of the liberal international order and the
As scientific research continues to progress, there is a growing recognition that Indigenous and local knowledge systems offer invaluable insights that have long been overlooked or dismissed by traditional Western science. One
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A groundbreaking study led by Dr. Raymond Chan from the Institute of Psychology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals that individuals with high social anhedonia—a reduced ability to derive pleasure from
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Minnesota Republican lawmakers are introducing a controversial bill that seeks to classify “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS) as an official mental illness, reigniting political tensions ahead of the 2024 election cycle. The bill,
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A study using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided new evidence supporting a radical theory: our entire universe may exist within a black hole. Researchers at Kansas State University analyzed
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Google has dominated the search engine market for decades, but in the age of artificial intelligence, it seems the tech giant might be struggling to keep up with more nimble competitors like
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China’s artificial intelligence (AI) competition is intensifying, with major tech firms unveiling new models at an accelerated pace. Baidu has taken center stage with the launch of its latest foundation models, ERNIE
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor For years, Tesla reigned supreme in the electric vehicle (EV) world, propelled by Elon Musk’s cult-like following and Silicon Valley bravado. Musk wasn’t just selling cars; he
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A research team from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has announced a pioneering advancement in lithium battery technology, allowing drones to operate reliably
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In the final weeks of 2022, Alibaba’s co-founder Jack Ma found himself in a deeply challenging position. The company he built into China’s tech titan was struggling under intense regulatory scrutiny, and
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As robots and artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transform industries by boosting efficiency and cutting labor costs, experts are raising alarms about the future sustainability of social security systems. While these technological advancements
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After nearly half a century of groundbreaking exploration, NASA’s Voyager spacecraft are being carefully managed to ensure they continue their journey into the unknown reaches of space for as long as possible.
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An entire tourist industry has emerged around the origin story of Liang Wenfeng, the visionary behind Deepseek, whose low-cost AI model has disrupted the global tech landscape. When China’s latest tech sensation
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A NASA-led study has revealed that global sea levels rose at a higher-than-expected rate in 2024, continuing a troubling trend of rapid acceleration over the past three decades. The average rise last
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A groundbreaking development in HIV prevention has emerged with the promising results of an early-stage trial for lenacapavir injections, a drug that could offer year-long protection against HIV infections. The findings, recently
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The failure of COP29 negotiators to secure adequate climate finance for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has sparked urgent calls for alternative solutions to keep global warming within the 1.5°C threshold set
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